L ET’S BRUNCH, Bangkok
HOT MAGAZINE RECOMMEND
Sunday Brunch at Millenium Hilton
I
n any big city, such as Bangkok, there
are a multitude of choices for pretty
much everything. It is certainly
true when thoughts turn to dining.
Bangkok is a haven for food lovers from
all nations. One of my favorite meals
of the week is Sunday Brunch and
Bangkok’s brunch scene is one of the best
in Southeast Asia. After a long week and
a busy weekend, a lazy Sunday Brunch
with family or friends is the perfect way
to relax and chill before Monday raises
its ugly head once again.
One of the most delicious and diverse,
as well as arguably the longest Sunday
Brunch takes place at Flow, located
within the Millennium Hilton on the
riverfront.
Here, Sunday Brunch begins at 11AM at
their rooftop 360 Bar accessed from the
31st floor. For an hour, as you prepare
for the awaiting food-fest, you are served
free cocktails and nibbles while soaking
in the view of boats transiting the Chao
Phraya River and the city of angels
beyond.
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The 360 Bar features two distinct areas:
One is a large rectangular open air
space covering the entire middle part
of the high-rise building and the other
comprises an amazing 360 degrees
cupola balanced one floor above. Viewed
from a distance the 360 bar brings
back memories of Spielberg’s “Close
Encounters of the Third Kind” as it truly
looks as if a gigantic flying saucer had
landed on the edge of the Millennium
Hilton tower.
Brunch starts at 12 and is served at the
lobby level, in the all-day restaurant
called Flow. What makes this particular
Brunch experience so special is that not
only do you have all the dining and food
choices from Flow, but that you can also
choose delicacies from their other award
winning dining establishments. This
includes the Hilton’s steak restaurant
Prime, which for the 8th year in a row
was recently recognized as Thailand’s
Best Restaurant by the well-known
national Thailand Tattler magazine. The
beef tartare and the Caesar salad are
signature dishes of Prime and are highly
recommended.
Another signature item from Prime,
which brought a smile to my face, was
the Alaskan king Crab legs. The crab
was served already cracked so enjoying
the sweet meat was effortless. Additional
signature items include sea scallops,
goose leg confit glazed with lemon and
potato cream, slow roasted lamb loin,
eggplant and thyme emulsion, roast
prime rib, veal orloff, truffle fondue, and
Italian soubise.
For more Asian tastes there were Thai
dishes like ‘som tum poo nim’ (spicy
papaya salad) with soft shell crab;
’miang kum’ with cha-plu leaves and
‘hor-mok goong mae nam’ river prawn
soufflé. Offerings from the Millennium
Hilton’s Yuan Chinese restaurant include
delicacies such as jumbo shrimp dim
sum; wok-fried Chinese pancakes filled
with chives; and BBQ pork.
The International Brunch selection is
made all the more impressive with